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Carissa Plains families press Atascadero Unified to restore grades 6–8 and seek district-led review committee
Summary
Families and students from Carissa Plains urged the Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees to restore grades six through eight at the rural Carissa Plains Elementary campus, proposing a locally run virtual program or state waivers and asking the board to form a review committee to study options.
Carissa Plains families and students asked the Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday to restore sixth through eighth grades to Carissa Plains Elementary, describing long bus rides and safety concerns on rural roads as reasons to revise the district’s current configuration.
“Please help make that happen,” student McKinley told the board, saying she wakes at 5 a.m. to catch a 6:15 a.m. bus and does not get home until 4:45 p.m. “Long commutes lead to fatigue, anxiety, less time with family,” a parent added, citing Highway 58, La Panza Road and Highway 41 as dangerous stretches.
The community proposed three paths: restoring grade 6 with a credentialed multi-subject…
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